Ask a Dean Category: Fellowships and Funding
Is there any university funding available for master’s students?
Category: Fellowships and Funding Date: January 2020
Hello Deans, I desperately need your help. I am a second year M.S. student (international), going into my last semester before graduation. However, I am at a financial difficulty and…
Is there a time off policy for graduate students receiving stipends?
Category: Fellowships and Funding, Policies and Requirements, Student Life Date: September 2019
Dear Deans, Is there any policy for graduate students who receive a stipend (TA/RA/GA/GRA/Fellowship) for holidays and personal time off? There seems to be considerable confusion around this in my…
Can the conference grant criteria be changed?
Category: Fellowships and Funding Date: June 2019
Dear Deans, I was wondering if you might consider a change to the conference grant criteria. Personally, my research has required a lot of work to obtain presentable results, so…
Do I have funding options post-dissertation defense?
Category: Academics, Fellowships and Funding, Policies and Requirements Date: May 2019
Dear Graduate School Deans, I am an international student and a Ph.D. candidate. I defended my dissertation several days ago (end of May), but I have registered for the summer…
Does a graduate assistantship pay for health insurance?
Category: Fellowships and Funding Date: February 2019
Dear Ask a Dean, My ultimate goal is to be a professor one day and mentor graduate students of my own, and I was wondering if I could get some…
Is there a reason for not receiving regular, biweekly paychecks as a fellowship recipient?
Category: Fellowships and Funding Date: December 2018
Hello! I am an NSF GRF and had a question regarding payroll. Currently, I receive three checks a year without tax deductions. While I like having a large sum of…
Is there a campus fellowship advisor who can answer questions and read my essays?
Category: Fellowships and Funding Date: September 2018
Good afternoon, I am a graduate student preparing myself to apply for a fellowship and I was wondering if the university has a campus fellowship advisor that perhaps can answer…
What funding is available for Latinx students?
Category: Fellowships and Funding Date: August 2018
Hi, I am a candidate for the graduate studies of Real Estate- Baker Program. I wanted to reach out to you since I was looking for opportunities for grants, scholarships, or…
How do I check on my stipend and are they contingent on receiving an appointment?
Category: Fellowships and Funding, Policies and Requirements Date: July 2018
Hello, After a year at Cornell being a Ph.D. student I have a few questions about funding that I hope could get answered. First, is there any place where I…
How do I get emergency funding to help with a major health issue?
Category: Fellowships and Funding, Student Life Date: July 2018
Dear Graduate School Deans, I learned only a few weeks ago about a recurrent event of cancer I was originally diagnosed with in 2016. My 100% intention is to return…